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postgres/src/include/replication/walprotocol.h
Simon Riggs 06828c5feb Separate messages for standby replies and hot standby feedback.
Allow messages to be sent at different times, and greatly reduce
the frequency of hot standby feedback. Refactor to allow additional
message types.
2011-02-18 11:31:49 +00:00

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/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
* walprotocol.h
* Definitions relevant to the streaming WAL transmission protocol.
*
* Portions Copyright (c) 2010-2011, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
*
* src/include/replication/walprotocol.h
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
#ifndef _WALPROTOCOL_H
#define _WALPROTOCOL_H
#include "access/xlogdefs.h"
#include "utils/timestamp.h"
/*
* Header for a WAL data message (message type 'w'). This is wrapped within
* a CopyData message at the FE/BE protocol level.
*
* The header is followed by actual WAL data. Note that the data length is
* not specified in the header --- it's just whatever remains in the message.
*
* walEnd and sendTime are not essential data, but are provided in case
* the receiver wants to adjust its behavior depending on how far behind
* it is.
*/
typedef struct
{
/* WAL start location of the data included in this message */
XLogRecPtr dataStart;
/* Current end of WAL on the sender */
XLogRecPtr walEnd;
/* Sender's system clock at the time of transmission */
TimestampTz sendTime;
} WalDataMessageHeader;
/*
* Reply message from standby (message type 'r'). This is wrapped within
* a CopyData message at the FE/BE protocol level.
*
* Note that the data length is not specified here.
*/
typedef struct
{
/*
* The xlog locations that have been written, flushed, and applied
* by standby-side. These may be invalid if the standby-side is unable
* to or chooses not to report these.
*/
XLogRecPtr write;
XLogRecPtr flush;
XLogRecPtr apply;
/* Sender's system clock at the time of transmission */
TimestampTz sendTime;
} StandbyReplyMessage;
/*
* Hot Standby feedback from standby (message type 'h'). This is wrapped within
* a CopyData message at the FE/BE protocol level.
*
* Note that the data length is not specified here.
*/
typedef struct
{
/*
* The current xmin and epoch from the standby, for Hot Standby feedback.
* This may be invalid if the standby-side does not support feedback,
* or Hot Standby is not yet available.
*/
TransactionId xmin;
uint32 epoch;
/* Sender's system clock at the time of transmission */
TimestampTz sendTime;
} StandbyHSFeedbackMessage;
/*
* Maximum data payload in a WAL data message. Must be >= XLOG_BLCKSZ.
*
* We don't have a good idea of what a good value would be; there's some
* overhead per message in both walsender and walreceiver, but on the other
* hand sending large batches makes walsender less responsive to signals
* because signals are checked only between messages. 128kB (with
* default 8k blocks) seems like a reasonable guess for now.
*/
#define MAX_SEND_SIZE (XLOG_BLCKSZ * 16)
#endif /* _WALPROTOCOL_H */